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Loans, theres a lot of weigh-in, which we are profiting, making double-digit profits off of poor people, by essentially loaning back to them the money that they already make. >> so what is the solution here? >> the solution is, there has to be greater regulation. first of all, theres not even a regulation of who can qualify as a tax preparer. there has to be some regulation around who can do this. there has to be -- there are actually existing ways through nonprofits, in churches and other ways ...

Profiting, making double-digit profits off of poor people, by essentially loaning back to them the money that they already make. >> so what is the solution here? >> the solution is, there has to be greater regulation. first of all, theres not even a regulation of who can qualify as a tax preparer. there has to be some regulation around who can do this. there has to be -- there are actually existing ways through nonprofits, in churches and other ways who are poor to get their taxes prepared for f...

Not expressly evoked in the case. we have lisa bloom and with me in the studio are jelani cobb with the university of connecticu connecticut, and the executive director of the metropolitan center for urban education. rincu sen, the executive president of the race forward, and publisher of colorlines.com, and michael denzel smith, a writer for the nation.com and a nobler fellow at the nation institute. so i want to go right to you guys on the panel and sort of get your reactions to what you just ...

Some calling it purgatory, if you will, getting lost in the system. >> many of these immigration detainees are held in private facilities, facilities owned by -- corporation of american, or geo group, major players. they immigrant detainees are nor filling up their beds. they are profit for these companies. laws that sort of create -- open up these prisons for the public, make it possible to get information often dont apply to private facilities. we often dont know what happens. ive been inside ...

Make a difference? to help answer that question, i have with me today, an editorial director of colorlines.com. a fellow at the nations institute. hes the author of the upcoming book, "partisan priority"s, joy reid and the former president of p brady campaign, richard now the president of the citizens of crime commission of new york city. thank you all for being here. i want to start with you. >> sure. >> we are at a point where we are willing to say something must be done. what is that somethin...

Im reading a great book called "why nations fail" by an economist, political scientists, about the ways in which economic and political institutions are so crucial for prosperity and success. well have the authors on it hopefully on the program. i want to thank my guests, carolyn maloney and kai wright from colorlines.com and alexis goldstein from occupy the sec and kai wright, thank you for joining us. well be back next weekend, saturday, surge, at 8:00 eastern time. guests will include former ...

Dont get a path to citizenship, theres a way to end up with a country where theres no more ill legality but you havent automatically given amnesty to anyone. >> so this red card solution would reform immigration all right. video for the program like matt kib bee of freedom works tells us so. the red card is literally that. a red card with a microchip embedded in it. but what happens if that worker loses his job or misplaces her card and is stopped by an immigration agent? where does the microchi...

Conversation about immigration reform that is more than just an ideological good guy/bad guy story. maybe gingrich, for whatever his failing are, has opened up the conversation for us. >> i think thats important. newt gingrich knows how to win an election. hes clearly entered the election. president obama, we were happy to see he responded to our report directly, acknowledged it was a problem, acknowledged it was happening. promised to put into place the changes to prevent it from happening. we ...

Promotion. >> the kreebl foundation is a good red card program that says you get to be legal but you dont get a path to citizenship, theres a way to end up with a country where theres no more ill legality but you havent automatically given amnesty to anyone. >> so this red card solution would reform immigration all right. video for the program like matt kib bee of freedom works tells us so. the red card is literally that. a red card with a microchip embedded in it. but what happens if that worke...

Colorlines.com. im so excited to have you here tonight. >> great to be here, thanks. >> you and i had an e-mail communication more than a month ago when you sent out the color lines report about immigration policy and particularly this administrations immigration policy. and then i heard, you know, newt gingrich talking about immigration policy on the gop side last night. im interested. take us from that level of how it hurts the economy. tell me about families. what difference does this make to...